Don't push the piston in with a C clamp. You want it out so use your brake lever to pump the piston out
On Sun, Nov 4, 2018, 2:30 PM Dustin Anderson <durander.nam...@gmail.com> wrote: > First get a service manual if you haven't done this stuff before. Check > out Babbitts honda, they are sometimes cheaper than other places for OEM > parts. As far as kits go, there are a couple of companies that make brake > caliper rebuild kits, just type in the make model of the motorcycle and > brake caliper rebuild kit into the google. And being you are going to be > down there, you might as well do both so that you know the braking system > will be wearing at the same rate. If you can afford it, go with OEM if you > can, just my personal opinion but I am not a mechanic or technician. Taking > everything apart and putting it back together isn't that hard, it is the > cleaning of everything that actually takes the most time. YOU CAN DO IT! > YOU CAN DO IT ALL NIGHT LONG! > > On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 3:02:08 PM UTC-5, Bob Aulert wrote: >> >> Hi there. Went to replace the front brake pads on my just-purchased 1983 >> Nighthawk 650 [36,000 miles] today. >> >> Noticed that there were different brake pads on the right and left, the >> left rotor is much smoother than the right, and the right caliper pistons >> appear to be stuck. Going to try to push them back with a c-clamp. >> >> If I end up having to rebuild the right caliper, do I need new pistons or >> can I re-use the old ones? Should I rebuild the left caliper while I'm at >> it? >> >> Replacing the brake and clutch sight glasses while I'm at it. >> >> Sounds like a job - give me some encouragement! :) >> >> Thanks, >> Bob in St. Paul >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
